Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/5/Physical sciences/Chemistry
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Basics
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Basics: General
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Subdisciplines
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Principles
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Bonding
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Mixture
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Mixture (Level 4)
Concentration
Dispersion (chemistry) (Level 4)
Colloid (Level 4)
Solution (chemistry) (Level 4)
Suspension (chemistry) (Level 4)
Nomenclature
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Periodic table
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Periodic table (Level 3)
Atomic mass (Level 4)
Atomic number (Level 4)
Main-group element
Metal (Level 3)
Metalloid (Level 4)
Nonmetal
Periodic trends
Reaction
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Chemical reaction (Level 3)
Catalysis (Level 3)
Chemical equation (Level 4)
Chemical equilibrium (Level 4)
Chemical synthesis (Level 4)
Substance
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Chemical elements
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s-Block
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Group 1
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Alkali metal (Level 4)
Lithium (Level 4)
Sodium (Level 4)
Potassium (Level 4)
Rubidium (Level 4)
Caesium (Level 4)
Francium (Level 4)
Group 2
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p-Block
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Group 13
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Boron group
Boron (Level 4)
Aluminium (Level 3)
Gallium (Level 4)
Indium (Level 4)
Thallium (Level 4)
Nihonium
Group 14
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Carbon group
Carbon (Level 3)
Silicon (Level 3)
Germanium (Level 4)
Tin (Level 4)
Lead (Level 4)
Flerovium
Group 15
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Pnictogen
Nitrogen (Level 3)
Phosphorus (Level 4)
Arsenic (Level 4)
Antimony (Level 4)
Bismuth (Level 4)
Moscovium
Group 16
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Chalcogen
Oxygen (Level 3)
Sulfur (Level 3)
Selenium (Level 4)
Tellurium (Level 4)
Polonium (Level 4)
Livermorium
Group 17
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Halogen (Level 4)
Fluorine (Level 4)
Chlorine (Level 4)
Bromine (Level 4)
Iodine (Level 4)
Astatine (Level 4)
Tennessine
Group 18
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d-Block
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Group 3
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Group 4
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Group 5
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Group 6
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Group 7
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Group 8
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Group 9
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Group 10
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Group 11
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Group 12
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f-Block
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Lanthanides
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Lanthanide (Level 4)
Lanthanum (Level 4)
Cerium (Level 4)
Praseodymium (Level 4)
Neodymium (Level 4)
Promethium (Level 4)
Samarium (Level 4)
Europium (Level 4)
Gadolinium (Level 4)
Terbium (Level 4)
Dysprosium (Level 4)
Holmium (Level 4)
Erbium (Level 4)
Thulium (Level 4)
Ytterbium (Level 4)
Actinides
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Periods
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Acids and bases
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Concepts
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Acid (Level 4)
Amphoterism
Base (chemistry) (Level 4)
Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory
Lewis acids and bases
pH (Level 4)
Specific acids
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Specific bases
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Alloys and ceramic compounds
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Specific alloys
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Copper alloys
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Iron alloys
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Ceramic compounds
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Molecular compounds
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Covalent oxides
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Carbon monoxide (Level 4)
Carbon dioxide (Level 3)
Chlorine dioxide
Nitric oxide
Nitrous oxide (Level 4)
Nitrogen dioxide
Oxygen difluoride
Sulfur dioxide
Sulfur trioxide
Hydrogen compounds
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Water
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Organic compounds
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Concepts
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Concepts: General
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Carbonyl group
Enol
Organophosphorus chemistry (Level 4)
Organosilicon chemistry (Level 4)
Organosulfur chemistry (Level 4)
Organometallics
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Hydrocarbons
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Aliphatic hydrocarbons
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Aromatic hydrocarbons
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Alcohols
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Sugar alcohols
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Aldehydes and ketones
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Amides and amines
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Esters and ethers
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Halocarbons
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Alkaloids
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Phenylpropanoids
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Polymers
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Polymer (Level 4)
Epoxy
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
Phenol formaldehyde resin
Polyacrylonitrile
Polycarbonate
Polyethylene (Level 4)
Polyisoprene
Poly(methyl methacrylate)
Polypropylene (Level 4)
Polystyrene
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Polyurethane
Polyvinyl acetate
Polyvinyl alcohol
Polyvinyl chloride (Level 4)
Polyphenols
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Terpenes and terpenoids
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Salts and ions
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Salts and ions: General
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Borohydride salts
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Carbide salts
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Cyanide salts
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Halide salts
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Hydride salts
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Nitride salts
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Noble gas compounds
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Organic salts
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Benzalkonium chloride
Crystal violet
Merbromin
Potassium bitartrate
Sodium benzoate
Sodium calcium edetate
Tetrasodium EDTA
Thiomersal
Acetates
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Citrates
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Glutamates
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Oxide salts
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Alkali oxide salts
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Peroxide salts
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Oxyanionic salts
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Boric oxyanions
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Carbonic oxyanions
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Halide oxyanions
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Hydroxy anion
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Metallic oxyanions
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Nitric oxyanions
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Phosphoric oxyanions
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Sulfuric oxyanions
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Sulfide salts
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Analysis
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Basics
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Qualitative inorganic analysis
Quantitative analysis (chemistry)
Elemental analysis
Combustion analysis
Cheminformatics
Instrumental chemistry
Electroanalytical methods
Radioanalytical chemistry
Chemical methods
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Instrumental methods
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Electrical methods
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Spectroscopy
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Reactions and synthesis
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Basics
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Dissociation (chemistry)
Isomerization
Radical (chemistry) (Level 4)
Reaction mechanism (Level 4)
Reversible reaction
Organic reactions
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Organic reaction
Addition reaction
Aldol condensation
Caramelization
Diels–Alder reaction
Elimination reaction
Grignard reaction
Haloform reaction
Hydrogenation
Maillard reaction
Polymerization
Rearrangement reaction
Substitution reaction (Level 4)
Wittig reaction
Redox reactions
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Other reactions
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Acid–base reaction (Level 3)
Chemical decomposition
Haber process (Level 4)
Precipitation (chemistry)
Salt metathesis reaction
Water–gas shift reaction
Synthetic strategies
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Separation processes
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Chromatography
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Phase separations
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Other separations
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Chemical engineering
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Theory
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Bond structure
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Electrochemistry
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Kinetics
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Chemical kinetics (Level 4)
Rate equation
Transition state theory
Arrhenius equation
Collision theory
Entropy of activation
Stereochemistry
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Supramolecular chemistry
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Thermodynamics
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